Php frameworks: which is the best?

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Hi,

Which is the best php framework out there which I can get enough documentations (such as books, online forums, etc) to start from?

Zend framewkes?
PHP cake?
Symfony?

Thanks,
Lau

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If your just looking for a resume boost Zend Framework is probably not a bad choice, as the name will be recognisable, and many of its components are designed to run stand-alone without the full Framework.
I found it a bit slow on Apache and Windows, but that was quite a while ago.

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Now you can use PHP to help create your “hundreds of HTML pages.” Low server load and no database. :stuck_out_tongue:

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it’s true about when I first learned php! :stuck_out_tongue:

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It’s just the learning curve! Like learning PHP in the first place, you could just say ‘screw it, I’ll make hundreds of HTML pages instead’. Give it time, keep reading and trying, and you can end up being more productive :smiley:

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good questions! I would love to know the answers as well! :lol:

On top of this, I have read the documentation of some frameworks so far and I still cannot get my head around with all these frameworks!

I don’t understand why you need install these frameworks like a programme, some of them even need you to set up a database or connecting to the database (cakephp).

I have scanned them through, and all of them require you to install them through prompt command/ terminal and configure urls and make directories are writeable??

How can I install these frameworks on a live server then!??? :shifty:

Why are these frameworks cannot be like jquery which I just need to put it in a particular folder in my website root, and link it in my html document?

When I code my php classes, I just need to include the classes with a link as well like jquery! just cant understand why these frameworks are so complicated? How can them speed up my web production then!?? :sick:

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The best? There is no best.

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Sorry to hijack, but it’s with a very similar question that is probably much more possible to answer;
What is the most popular framework with employers? Is one significantly used more by studios, that it would be worth time getting a very thorough understanding of?